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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Sheherazade (with lieder by Chausson, Duparc, Schumann & Brahms) [recorded in 1967] Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (ba [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1999 ] A classic recording of Ravel's Shéhérazade, evoking a wealth of moods and sensations. Janet Baker, an irresistible storyteller, is accompanied on her journey by Sir John Barbirolli, conducting the New Philharmonia with sensitivity and imagination |
HAROLD FRASER-SIMSON
Fraser-Simson: The Maid of the Mountains (Complete Operetta) Janis Kelly, Christopher Maltman, Michael George, Richard Suart / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "piloted with style and affection by ronald Corp, Hyperion's light music guru. Wicked!" (BBC Music) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: A German Requiem / Symphony No 4 / Schicksalslied Jessye Norman (soprano) Jorma Hynninen (mezzo) / London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 5/Dec/1996 ] "Generally fine, spacious recording which matches the spaciousness of the interpretation." (Penguin Guide) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: In Years Defaced / Prelude Op 25 / Romance Op 11 / Concerto for Small Orchestra John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Tasmin Little (violin) / City of London Sinfonia, Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Feb/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE: Editor's Choice (May 2001) |
RICHARD RODGERS / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Rodgers: Carousel John Raitt & Jan Clayton / Original Broadway & London Cast recordings recorded in 1945 & 1950 [ Prism Leisure / CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story... |
JOHN RUTTER
The Very Best of John Rutter Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 5/May/2011 ] No composer alive today more completely embodies the Anglo-Saxon choral tradition than John Rutter, whose compositions and arrangements have enjoyed endless success around the world. |
Joji Hirota With The London Metropolitan Orchestra
Japanese Folk Songs [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
BACH / BUSONI / CHOPIN / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / STRAUSS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Jorge Bolet I Jorge Bolet (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ Philips / BMG / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "The first volume of Bolet is a tour de force. Its centerpiece was the Carnegie Hall recital from 1974, and few live recordings match that one for animal excitement." ClassicalNet |
NICHOLAS MAW
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maw: Violin Concerto Joshua Bell (violin) / London Philharmonic Orch. / Norrington [ Sony Music / CD - released 16/May/2001 ] 2001 Grammy Award Winner - Best Instrumental soloist with orchestra |
FELIX & FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn, (Felix & Fanny): Vom Himmel hoch, MWV A 22 / Gartenlieder, Op.3 / Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op.60, MWV D 3 Julia Doyle (soprano) Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Ashley Riches (baritone) / Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, David Temple [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "There's a wonderful breadth to the sound caught in St Jude-on-the-Hill in Hampstead Garden Suburb by the Chandos team. This new recording is surely the new benchmark." Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN / DOHNANYI / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Julius Katchen II Julius Katchen (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Julius Katchen's career ended prematurely when cancer claimed him at age 42. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto; Fantasie in C Op 17 Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux & Janos Ferencsis. Israel Philharmonic. Istvan Kertesz [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "An exciting account of the solo piano part [of Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2], here combining tremendous drive with the kind of ruminating delicacy Brahms so often calls for." Penguin Guide To Compact Discs |
KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace National Youth Choir of Great Britain, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Jenkins [ Decca / CD - released 25/May/2019 ] The result of a special millennial commission from the Royal Armouries and the latest in a six century old tradition of "Armed Man" masses that take the fifteenth century French song "L'Homme Armé" as their starting point. |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davs: Flight Kerenza Peacock (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Bateman [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] Flight is the stunning new album of works from British composer Oliver Davis (b.1972), composed for and in collaboration with violinist Kerenza Peacock. Flight captures the spirit of movement and energy present in many of Davis's compositions, which... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Opera Arias (Zaide, La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo, Zauberflote, Idomeneo, etc) Kiri te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] "Kiri te Kanawa's is one of the loveliest collections of Mozart arias on record, with the voice at its most ravishing." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
CILEA / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER / MASSENET / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Te Kanawa: Diva Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Staatskapelle Dresden [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/1996 ] The best of Kiri in one package! |
SIDNEY JONES
Jones: The Geisha (Complete operetta) Lillian Watson / Sarah Walker / Harry Nicoll / Richard Suart / Christopher Maltman / New London Light Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] 'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or CD' (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / RICHARD WAGNER / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi Lise Davidsen (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder [ Decca / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Firebird - Complete Ballet (LP) London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti [ Mercury / LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Revolutionary in its time, 'The Firebird' is a story in musical textures and dynamics perfectly suited to the Mercury technique. Dorati and The LSO present each nuance in perfect scale and balance. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams:Complete Symphonies London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics / 6 Hybrid SACD - released 27/May/2022 ] 'Impeccable playing' The Times |
